Combustion Gas Heating Tests of Composite Materials
- Paper number
IAC-05-C2.7.03
- Author
Dr. Shinichi Moriya, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISTA/JAXA), Japan
- Year
2005
- Abstract
The extendible nozzle is considered a feasible device to improve the performance of booster engines on the reusable launch vehicles. Because an extendible exit cone and its extension apparatus are attached to the booster engine as components of the extendible nozzle system, weight saving is one of the essential subjects. It is considered that carbon fiber reinforced carbon (C/C) composite is the most appropriate material as the extendible exit cone because of its lightweight and heat resistant properties. In this study, combustion gas heating tests of C/C composite specimens coated with conversion SiC and CVD-SiC were conducted by using liquid oxygen and gas hydrogen propellants with varying mixture ratio. Durability for the fuel rich combustion gas and the oxidizer rich combustion gas was evaluated.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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